The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

"The Art of War" by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. Composed of 13 chapters, each addresses different aspects of warfare, military strategy, and tactics. The work emphasizes intelligence operations, environmental conditions, and discipline. For centuries, it has profoundly influenced military thinking across East and West, shaping the strategies of commanders from ancient Chinese kings to modern generals, and remains one of history's most influential texts on strategy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sunzi, active 6th century B.C.
Translator Giles, Lionel, 1875-1958
Uniform Title Sunzi bing fa. English
Title The Art of War
Original Publication 1910
Note Text only, no commentary. The commentary can be found in #132.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War
Reading Level Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class U: Military science
Subject Military art and science -- Early works to 1800
Subject War -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 17405
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 30, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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